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location

noun

lo·​ca·​tion lō-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce location (audio)
1
a
: a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature : situation
Much of the charm of the house is in its location.
b(1)
: a tract of land designated for a purpose
the location for a mining claim
(2)
Australia : farm, station
c
: a place outside a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed
—usually used in the phrase on location
Parts of the movie were filmed on location in the desert.
2
: the act or process of locating
Fog made the location of the harbor difficult.
3
: the placement of baseball pitches in a particular area of the strike zone
also : the ability to control the placement of pitches
locational
lō-ˈkā-shnəl How to pronounce location (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective
locationally adverb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

This is a lovely location for a house. The store has a new location. The company is moving its factory to a different location. Radar established the precise location of the aircraft. All of his movies feature lavish sets and exotic locations. The picture was filmed on location in the desert. Fog made location of the harbor difficult. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Online tracking can bolster attempts to commit fraud, trick people into buying products or disclosing personal information, and even share location data with law enforcement agencies or foreign governments. WIRED, 14 Sep. 2022 In 2018, it was uncovered by BuzzFeed News that the company had been sharing its users’ HIV statuses and location data with two outside vendors. Zachary Schermele, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022 In addition to turning GPS location data over to San Francisco police and other agencies, the ACLU said, Miyamoto’s program allows Sentinel Offender Services, a private contractor that has run the program since 2019, to keep the data indefinitely. Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2022 Government’s use of location data is still being weighed by the courts, too. Garance Burke, Jason Dearen, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 However, much less is known about how location data influences state and local law enforcement investigations. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022 Government’s use of location data is still being weighed by the courts, too. Garance Burke And Jason Dearen, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022 This week, the Federal Trade Commission sued a company that sells location data, Kochava, arguing its brokering of such data puts women at risk. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Often, federal regulators said, people are unaware that their location data is being collected and sold. Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of location was in 1568

Phrases Containing location

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